{
  "id": 754677,
  "title": "S'pore football head coach Gavin Lee & Irfan Fandi support anti-scalping campaign after S'pore vs Thailand ticket resales",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/spore-football-head-coach-gavin-lee-irfan-fandi-support-anti-scalping",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-13T10:28:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/08/gavin-lee-irfan-fandi-scalpers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore national football team head coach Gavin Lee and Lions defender Irfan Fandi have publicly backed a campaign against ticket scalping on Instagram following the Asean Championship semi-final match against Thailand. The match, held at Jalan Besar Stadium, saw more than 4,000 home-supporter tickets released on August 12, but were quickly snapped up due to high demand. Within minutes, these tickets began appearing on the resale platform Carousell, with some sellers asking up to S$1,500, around 15 times the original price of S$49 per ticket, plus a S$3.49 booking fee. In response, Singa Brigade, the official supporters' group of the Lions, posted a message on their social media under the hashtag #SAYNOTOSCALPERS. The message expressed outrage at the ticket reselling, stating that it denied genuine fans the chance to support the national team, and urged the public to report such resellers. Lee and Irfan later shared the post on their Instagram Stories. The ticketing process was reportedly frustrating for many fans, with one reader stating she spent over an hour trying to secure tickets, only to be unsuccessful.",
  "summary": "Some people were spotted reselling the tickets at up to S$1,500 a pair.",
  "key_points": [
    "Singapore football coach Gavin Lee supports anti-scalping campaign",
    "Defender Irfan Fandi joins the cause on Instagram",
    "Campaign aims to prevent ticket resales at inflated prices"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The public backing of the anti-scalping campaign by Gavin Lee and Irfan Fandi signals a shift in the football team's stance, potentially denying profiteers a platform and giving genuine fans a fairer chance.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}